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5 Investing Podcast Episodes You Must Listen To

If you want to build wealth but feel overwhelmed by investing jargon, conflicting advice, or unrealistic success stories, the right podcast can make all the difference.

Great investing podcasts do not just talk about money.

They explain behaviour, mindset, long-term thinking, and the simple systems that actually work in the real world.

Below are five investing podcast episodes that are well worth your time if you want to improve how you think about money, investing, and your financial future.

Why Getting Rich Is Easier Than Learning To Drive (Andrew Craig)

In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast we welcome economist and best-selling author Andrew Craig to the show.

Andrew explains why getting rich is often simpler than people expect when you follow proven principles and stay consistent.

What makes this a great investing podcast episode is its focus on behaviour over complexity.

Instead of chasing hot stocks or market predictions, the conversation centres on patience, systems, and avoiding emotional mistakes.

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Financial Advisor Reveals: How To Outperform 92% of Professional Investors (Alan Smith)

In this episode we welcome wealth manager Alan Smith to the show.

This episode of the Money Gains Podcast is eye-opening for anyone who assumes professional investors always beat the market.

Alan explains why the majority of fund managers underperform over time and what everyday investors can do differently.

The discussion highlights low-cost investing, diversification, and avoiding unnecessary trading.

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Investing Experts Reveal: Exactly How To Start Investing (And Where?!)

In this special 150th episode of the Money Gains Podcast we’re bringing you a round-up of some of our favourite investing conversations from the last year.

We’ve got Ryan King, Ayesha Ofori, Andrew Craig, Sam North, Michael Taylor and Rich McDonald sharing decades of experience in investing, trading and wealth building.

This episode of the Money Gains Podcast is ideal for beginners who feel stuck at the starting line.

I Started Investing At 19 And Built A 6-Figure Investment Pot (You Can Too!) (Tom Wickstead)

In this episode of the Money Gains Podcast we welcome personal finance content creator Tom Wickstead to the show.

This episode is motivating without being unrealistic.

Tom shares a real investing journey, including mistakes, lessons learned, and the power of starting early.

The focus is not on luck or extreme risk, but on consistency, time, and smart decision-making.

Financial Adviser Reveals: How To Avoid Being Broke In Retirement (Lisa Conway-Hughes)

In this episode we welcome financial adviser Lisa Conway-Hughes to the show.

This episode tackles one of the most important and often ignored investing topics, retirement planning.

Lisa explains common mistakes people make when preparing for retirement and how to avoid running out of money later in life.

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Sammie Ellard-King is the founder of Up the Gains and the Gains App and hosts The Money Gains Podcast. Best Money Saving Creator of the Year 2026. He got out of £24,000 of debt and has spent the years since helping Britain get financially fit, with over 1 billion views across his channels in 2025.

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